as in banquet
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team
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Recent Examples of dinner
Without that step, even the most expensive candle is essentially fighting last night’s dinner.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Rates start around $450 on weekdays and $600 on weekends, with Saturday stays including a farm-to-table dinner.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
This is typically when dinner guests start arriving—and the timing could not be more ideal.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
When Falco and Zhu messaged Food Journal Magazine’s Instagram account to inquire about the posts, a representative responded that no one from the organization had attended the dinner.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Rates start around $450 on weekdays and $600 on weekends, with Saturday stays including a farm-to-table dinner.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
This is typically when dinner guests start arriving—and the timing could not be more ideal.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
When Falco and Zhu messaged Food Journal Magazine’s Instagram account to inquire about the posts, a representative responded that no one from the organization had attended the dinner.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
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Tony Lo Coco, star chef of Bagheria's I Pupi restaurant, is rumored to have collaborated on the banquet, along with a top Roman caterer.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
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Leonor said her sister and brother, who co-own a banquet hall in the city of Commerce, soon lost a year’s worth of bookings.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The city is also home to the country’s oldest and biggest Chinatown, for decades the setting of prodigious dumpling and noodle feasts.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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Wildly popular religious processions, pilgrimages and feasts continue to be held in most Spanish regions.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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